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The Rivalry Trophy
The Rivalry Game, Ohio State-Michigan Army-Navy,
is every school's dream match-up. For the Athletic
Director it can make the athletic budget solvent as
the Mansfield games did for Sid Boyd in the 1930's.
For the coaches and players it is the game that can
make you forget the rest of the season unless you're
conference champions.
When a trophy is involved, like the Old Oaken Bucket
or the Little Brown Jug, the post-game award can be
an edible memory. For Ashland there have been four
trophies involving our longest rivals. In the Century
Season the Shelby game will the 94th meeting since
1909. The other oldest rivals are: Wooster 105 times,
Galion 74 games, and Mansfield Senior 79 games since
1908. We have played Mansfield Madison 74 times consecutively
since 1949, and Marion Harding 59 times in the NCO
and OHC days. The only school that does not involve
a rivalry trophy is Galion.
The four trophies are: the American Legion Cup between
Wooster and Ashland; the Red Lantern between Mansfield
and AHS in football and basketball; the Old Erie Bell
with Marion Harding and the A's; and the SAM trophy
involving Shelby, Ashland, and Madison. The Orange
and Black did not fared well in these encounters.
The Ashland and Wooster Legions donated the American
Legion Cup for the annual Armistice Day game on Nov.
11th. When one school won three times they kept the
Cup. After Wooster won the first three games 1930-32
the contest was not renewed.
The most memorable trophy was the Red Lantern. Originally
it gained a reputation for its endearing luck, which
followed the 1932 AHS basketball team to the State
Tournament. The lantern appeared at the Mansfield-Ashland
District tournament game in Sandusky. MHS coach Russell
Murphy suggested at the NCO league meeting that the
two schools vie for its possession after each future
football and basketball game.
The advent of the mascot seems to have come from
a Highway department detour between Ashland and Mansfield.
The alleged and suspected ringleader was the famous
Ashland speedster Jim Jesson. Regardless the lucky
lantern could be found in Ashland hanging in the coach's
office hallway leading to McDowell auditorium/gymnasium.
The Red Lantern only involved four football games
between 1932-35. The record was one tie ('32), two
losses, and another 7-6 win ('34). The competition
ended in Feb. 1936 when Mansfield failed to award
and even find the treasured warning signal.
The third prize was the Erie Bell. The bell was presented
by the Erie railroad when their steam locomotives
and passenger travel was coming to a close. The railroad
had been a popular mode of travel by fans and bands
for the Ashland-Marion games for three decades. The
first series ran from 1953 to 1959. After the Presidents
won the State championship, including a 68-20 mauling
of the A's, the Arrows entered the Cardinal Conference
in 1960. The two schools didn't meet again until 1987.
Harding's AD Dick Henry and Ashland's AD Ev DeVaul
renewed the competition for the bell in 1994 after
both schools had entered the OHC. The battle for the
bell extended over sixteen games, and it came to a
close when the Ohio Cardinal Conference was formed
in 2003. Ashland only won the Erie prize once in 1994
for a record of 1-14 -1. The bell came back to Ashland in 2022 when the Arrows defeated the Marion Presidents 49-7.
The final trophy was the SAM trophy, which donated
was by Mansfield jeweler Samuel V. Fox. It was awarded
to the winning team of the three games between the
Shelby, Ashland, and Madison. The seniors on the winning
team were given small gold football charms. The series
lasted six years from 1955 to 1960. Ashland only won
it in 1956.
Overall for the 29-years of the trophy competition
Ashland's record was 6 wins, 27 losses, and 2 ties
with the five schools, and they held a memento just
three times.
Beyond the four trophies several notable rivalries
existed during the century of 895 games. The Alumni
game on Thanksgiving Day became so heated that the
series was halted in 1919. During the 20s and 30s
the Mansfield game was the most important game of
the season. In the 50's and 60's Shelby and Bill Wilkins
was the team to beat. In the Cardinal Conference years
New Philly-Dover was the stepping-stone to the CCC.
During the OHC days Madison seemed to be the stumbling
block to any trophy.
Nonetheless, any time a school won consecutive championships
or made the computer playoff, and even a State Championship
like Benedictine, Galion, or Orrville, they became
the team to beat on the schedule.
| Ashland HS Football ALL TIME SERIES BY OPPONENTS |
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| 1907-2021 (115 Years) |
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W |
L |
T |
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W |
L |
T |
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| Ashland Alumni |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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Lorain Senior |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| Ashland City Team |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Lorain Southview |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Ashland College |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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Loudonville |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Akron Central |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Mansfield Madison |
38 |
34 |
2 |
| Akron East |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Mansfield Malabar |
13 |
13 |
0 |
| Akron Garfield |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Mansfield Senior |
37 |
39 |
3 |
| Akron High |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Mans. Oakland A.C. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Akron South |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Marion Harding |
21 |
34 |
4 |
| Aurora |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Massillon Washington |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Avon Lake |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Medina |
10 |
12 |
2 |
| Barberton |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Medina Highland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Bay Village Bay |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Mentor Lake Catholic |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Bellevue |
3 |
5 |
0 |
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Millersburg |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| Berea |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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Mt. Gilead |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Berea Midpark |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Mt. Vernon |
23 |
3 |
1 |
| Buckeye Valley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Newark |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| Bucyrus |
13 |
10 |
3 |
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New Albany |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Canton Lehman |
1 |
5 |
0 |
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New London |
10 |
3 |
0 |
| Canton Lincoln |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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New Philadelphia |
9 |
23 |
3 |
| Canton South |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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Norwalk |
13 |
3 |
1 |
| Canton Timken |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Norwayne |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Canton Township |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Oberlin |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Chesterland West Geauga |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Orrville |
17 |
8 |
1 |
| Cincinnati Anderson |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Piqua |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Clear Fork |
11 |
2 |
0 |
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Parma Hts Holy Name |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Cleve Benedictine |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Polk |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Cleveland East |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Plymouth |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Cleve Glenville |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Portsmouth |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Cleveland J. F. K. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Port Clinton |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| Cleveland West |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Powell Olentangy Liberty |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Clyde |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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Ravenna |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Columbus Marion-Franklin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Salem |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Columbus Mifflin |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Sandusky |
4 |
7 |
0 |
| Coshocton |
14 |
7 |
2 |
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Sandusky Perkins |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Crestline |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Savannah Academy |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Culver Military |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Shelby |
43 |
47 |
5 |
| Cuyahoga Falls |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Sylvania Southview |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Dayton Belmont |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Tallmadge |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Defiance |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Teays Valley |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Delaware |
3 |
3 |
1 |
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Tiffin Calvert |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Dover |
12 |
23 |
0 |
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Tiffin Columbian |
8 |
4 |
0 |
| Dresden Tri-Valley |
0 |
1 |
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Tiffin Jr. Order |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Elyria |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Toledo Central Catholic |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Firelands |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Toledo DeVilbiss |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Fairless |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Toledo Macomber |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Findlay |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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Toledo Scott |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Fostoria |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Troy |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Fremont |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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Uniontown Lake |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Galion |
44 |
26 |
4 |
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Vermilion |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| Garfield Heights |
2 |
4 |
0 |
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Wadsworth |
1 |
9 |
0 |
| Garfield Hts. Trinity |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Walsh Jesuit |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Green |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Warren Howland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Hudson |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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Wellington |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Kettering Alter |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Wellsville |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Lancaster B.I.S. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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West Holmes |
13 |
7 |
0 |
| Lewis Center Olentangy |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Willard |
16 |
3 |
1 |
| Lexington |
29 |
9 |
0 |
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Wooster |
46 |
55 |
4 |
| Lima Senior |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Wooster Academy |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Lodi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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| Logan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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ALL-TIME TOTAL |
542 |
503 |
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Forfeits: |
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Mansfield Sr. 1920 & 1991 |
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Galion 2000 |
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| OHSAA Harbin Final Computer Rankings |
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Rank: |
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Region: |
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Playoff Games |
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| 1972 |
10 |
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AAA Region 2 |
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| 1973 |
24 |
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AAA Region 2 |
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| 1974 |
33 |
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AAA Region 2 |
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| 1975 |
56 |
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AAA Region 3 |
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| 1976 |
62 |
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AAA Region 3 |
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| 1977 |
66 |
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AAA Region 3 |
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| 1978 |
36 |
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AAA Region 3 |
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| 1979 |
47 |
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AAA Region 3 |
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| 1980 |
28 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 1981 |
31 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 1982 |
36 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1983 |
30 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 1984 |
33 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1985 |
14 |
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Div II, Region 7 |
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| 1986 |
6 |
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Div II, Region 7 |
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| 1987 |
4 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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Playoffs: one game (0-1) |
| 1988 |
11 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1989 |
34 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1990 |
34 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1991 |
26 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1992 |
14 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 1993 |
29 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1994 |
12 |
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Div I, Region 2 |
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| 1995 |
15 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 1996 |
20 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 1997 |
9 |
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Div II, Region 7 |
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| 1998 |
13 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 1999 |
23 |
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Div I, Region 3 |
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| 2000 |
27 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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| 2001 |
29 |
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Div II, Region 7 |
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| 2002 |
13 |
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Div II, Region 7 |
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| 2003 |
7 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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Playoffs: one game (0-1) |
| 2004 |
13 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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| 2005 |
14 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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| 2006 |
1 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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Playoffs: three games (2-1) |
| 2007 |
4 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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Playoffs: four games (3-1) |
| 2008 |
18 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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| 2009 |
3 |
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Div II, Region 5 |
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Playoffs: three games (2-1) |
| 2010 |
4 |
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Div II, Region 5 |
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Playoffs: three games (2-1) |
| 2011 |
6 |
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Div II, Region 7 |
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Playoffs: one games (0-1) |
| 2012 |
12 |
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Div II, Region 7 |
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| 2013 |
10 |
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Div II, Region 5 |
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| 2014 |
8 |
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Div II, Region 5 |
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Playoffs: one game (0-1) |
| 2015 |
3 |
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Div. III, Region 8 |
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Playoffs: one game (0-1) |
| 2016 |
7 |
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Div III, Region 10 |
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Playoffs: one game (0-1) |
| 2017 |
6 |
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Div. II, Region 7 |
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Playoffs: two games (1-1) |
| 2018 |
17 |
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Div. II, Region 7 |
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| 2019 |
14 |
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Div III, Region 10 |
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| 2020 |
2 |
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Div III, Region 10 |
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Playoffs: three games (2-1) |
| 2021 |
19 |
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Div III, Region 10 |
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| 2022 |
14 |
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Div II, Region 6 |
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Playoffs: one game (0-1) |
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